Archive for July 2nd, 2008
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Ex-con suspected in deaths of 8 captured in Illinois
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) — An exhaustive, two-state manhunt for an ex-convict suspected in eight grisly slayings has ended with the man quietly arrested outside a bar known as a police hangout. Nicholas T. Sheley’s capture was only a matter of time because of the intense publicity surrounding the case, said Tim Lewis, police chief [...]
Salad dressing runoff swamps Ohio homes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio EPA official says creamy ranch dressing mixed with sewage and storm runoff in the flooded basements of at least 10 Columbus homes. Sewage from T. Marzetti Co., a Columbus-based salad dressing maker, overwhelmed the Columbus storm-sewer system during heavy rains last week. A resident reported the problem to the [...]
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honors 26 with award
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A disabled construction worker who rescued a 12-year-old from an attacking cougar and a pair of passers-by who saved an elderly woman from being run down by a train are among 26 people awarded Carnegie medals on Wednesday for their heroic acts. The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded the medals to [...]
Arkansas thieves take bank ATM — but not its cash
BELLA VISTA, Ark. (AP) — Thieves in northwest Arkansas made a huge withdrawal at a bank — they took a whole automated teller machine with them. Bella Vista police said the thieves early Monday used a stolen front-end loader to tear the 3,200-pound ATM from its bolts at a Pulaski Bank branch. After examining several [...]
N.Y. considers help to victims of child prostitution
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Tiffany was 12 when her mother died. That was the same year she ran away from her sister’s house, lived on the streets for six weeks and met the man who two days later became her pimp. Under New York state law, girls like Tiffany could be prosecuted for breaking the [...]
Indians: Borowski blows lead, game in 10th inning
CHICAGO (AP) — Alexei Ramirez’s soaring fly ball was either going to land in the glove of Cleveland left fielder Ben Francisco to end the game or clear the fence and tie it up with two outs in the 10th. The way things have been going for the Chicago White Sox lately, it was the [...]
Cavaliers commentary: LeBron loves to keep everyone guessing
My favorite cities are Rome, London, Paris, Madrid and Tokyo. Never mind that I have never stepped foot in any of them. Because I said those were my favorite places, I must be leaving The Chronicle when my contract runs out to write for a newspaper in one of those metropolises. Never mind that I [...]
Girls softball: Elyria All-Stars find groove, stop Avon
ELYRIA — Hard to believe Elyria’s Little League Major All-Stars spent a chunk of time practicing indoors because of the recent bad weather. They played well defensively Tuesday night, rapped a dozen hits and rolled over Avon, 9-3, in a softball tournament opener at Vic Janowicz Memorial Park. Elyria’s reward is a date tonight with [...]
Browns: Jurevicius camp status in doubt after another knee surgery
At minicamp last month, Browns receiver Joe Jurevicius spoke with enthusiasm and certainty about being ready for training camp, which opens July 23. On Monday he had his fourth knee surgery of the offseason, putting his availability for the start of camp in serious question. The team released a statement Tuesday revealing the surgery. It [...]
Auto sales hit the skids
DETROIT — Nearly all the major automakers reported steep sales declines for June, but for General Motors at least there was consolation: Toyota, its leading international competition, had it worse. Even Toyota, with its flexible, efficient factories, couldn’t make the shift from trucks to cars as quickly as American drivers. Its sales for June shrank [...]
Taking the field in Avon
City, league officials break ground on ambitious baseball complex AVON — This time next year, travelers along Interstate 90 in Avon will see a red brick, 5,000-seat stadium booming with baseball. Avon Mayor Jim Smith was joined Tuesday by Frontier League representatives and developers for the official groundbreaking on the new city-owned stadium, a project [...]
Wimbledon: Williams sisters cruise into semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England — One prematch glance Tuesday at the data displayed on those fancy, new digital scoreboards at staid, old Wimbledon provided a pretty persuasive case for why Venus Williams might be considered the woman to beat. The entry under career record at the grass-court Grand Slam: “55-7.” The listing of her best result: “WINNER [...]
Police blanket town in search of van
Police say driver tried to lure young boys WELLINGTON — For the second day in a row, police searched in vain Tuesday for a white van driven by a man officers say is trying to lure young boys. Police from surrounding communities and sheriff’s deputies from Lorain and Medina counties threw a dragnet around the [...]
Shooting suspects captured in Florida
A 20-day manhunt for an alleged Lorain gunman and his accomplice ended Tuesday when they were captured in Florida by deputy U.S. marshals and officers working with the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force. Gauna Cruzado Brandon Cruzado and Robert Gauna, who were caught outside a Miami hotel, were being sought in connection with a [...]
Wimbledon: Federer faces his past in Ancic
WIMBLEDON, England — The last player to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon has a law degree, wrote a thesis about the men’s tour and cracked the top 10 two years ago at age 22. Among his achievements, however, Mario Ancic is best known for his upset victory over Federer in 2002. “Since then he hasn’t [...]
Elyria expects windfall in road repair funding
ELYRIA — Next year, the city hopes to get double or triple its usual amount of money from the state’s Issue 2 program, which will pave the way for more road projects. PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR 2009 1. Gulf Road from Whitman Boulevard to Hilltop Park, including slope stabilization and road widening. 2. West [...]
Swimming: Coughlin, Peirsol set world records
OMAHA, Neb. — Michael Phelps just missed setting another world record at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol showed him how to do it. Racing about 10 minutes apart, Coughlin and Peirsol broke their own marks in the 100-meter backstroke Tuesday on another lightning-quick night at a temporary pool in America’s heartland. [...]
Blotter: July 2, 2008
Elyria police Monday, June 30 1:35 a.m. – 900 block Sherwood Drive, rock thrown through window of home. 10:43 a.m. – 300 block Penfield Ave., lawn tractor stolen. 11:36 a.m. – 1000 block Garden St., burglary. 11:41 a.m. – 100 block Bohannon Court, vandalism. 8:42 p.m. – McKinley School, Brandon Perrot, 18, 300 block Oxford [...]
Obama woos conservatives with new faith programs
ZANESVILLE — Taking a page from President Bush, Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups, risking protests in his own party with his latest aggressive reach for voters who usually vote Republican. Obama contended he is merely stating long-held positions — surprising [...]
Avon’s Heritage South School gets new principal
AVON — An Avon Lake alumnus is taking over as principal of Avon’s Heritage South Elementary School. Jason Call, 32, of Avon Lake, said it felt a little strange to go from being a Shoreman to an Eagle after the Avon school board voted Tuesday night to give him the job. Call previously taught elementary [...]
Burge: I can be fair in capital murder case
ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge promised Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer on Tuesday that he will follow the law and his oath of office if he remains on a three-judge panel in a capital murder case. County Prosecutor Dennis Will wants Moyer to remove Burge from the panel because [...]
Committee recommends city pay for pothole damage
ELYRIA — A City Council subcommittee that will help decide whether residents should be paid for damage caused to their cars by driving on state Route 57 held its first meetings Tuesday. The subcommittee, which includes Councilmen Kevin Brubaker, D at-large, and Garry Gibbbs, R-3rd Ward, and Assistant City Law Director Honey Rothschild, has scheduled [...]
Fourth of July events listed
To celebrate Independence Day, many communities have fireworks and other events planned. Amherst There are no fireworks this year. Avon There are no fireworks this year. Avon Lake Fireworks will be at dusk Thursday at Weiss Field. In case of rain, fireworks will be Saturday. Columbia Township Fireworks were last week as part of the [...]
An American icon comes to life
WELLINGTON — How often do you get to see a painting come to life? For people in southern Lorain County, it happens several times a year. Fourth facts What: Patriotic parade led by Spirit of ‘76 Trio Where: Lawn at Wellington Village Hall, southeast of state routes 58 and 18 When: 11:30 a.m. Friday Who: [...]